Spreader stoker apparatus



Nov. 8, 1949 D( MOSSHART SPREADBR STOKER APPARATUS 4 SheetS-Sheet 1 Fi1ed Aug. 17 1944 |NVENTOR DONRLD NSSHRRT.

ATTORNEY D. MOSSHART SPREADER STOKER APPARATUS F11ed Au 17 1944 R O T N E V DONRLD J NOSSHRR ATTORNEY ated shaft and a driving connection therefron1 to the ralns and to the spill plates, said driv11ig con nectiT1including linkage producing out-0fphase n10veInent of one ram with respect to another n a Stoker, a raln box adapted to receive fue1, ran1 Structure disposed in said -a!1 box for 10ngitudina1 reciprocatory n10ve!nent therein to feed fue1 rearwardly therefron, a' plura1ity of Spi11 plates disposed rearwardly of the ran1 Struc ture in Sideby-Side relation and adapted to have fuel pushed rearvvardly thereover by Said rarn structure, Said Spill plates having transversely extending rear edges over which fuel is adapted t0 be discharged, a fuel iInpeller positioned be 1eath the rear discharge edges of the spill plates for rotation about a horizonta1 tranSversey-extending axis and adapted to project fuel rear- Wardly as it faus heret0 from the Spill plates thereabove, and nleans for in1parting recipr0ca tory motion to the spill plates wh the motion of each spill plate out-0fphase vvith respect to that of adjacent spill pates.

5. In a Stoker, al ram box adapted to receive fue1; a plura1ity of aTnS disp0sed in Side-byside relation in the ran1 box for 10ngitudina1 recipr0 Catory n10venent therein to feed fuel rearwardly therefr0ln; a plurality of Spill plates disposed rearwardly of the ranls and adapted t0 have fue] pushed rearwardly thereover by said ranls, said spill plates having transversey-extending rear discharge edges fron1 vvhich fuel is adapted to be gravitationally discharged; a fue i1pelle! positioned beneath the rear discharge edges of the spill plates for rotation about a horizonta1 transverSelyextending axis and adapted to ilnpel fuel rearwardly as it is gravitationaly discharged fron1 the Spj11 plates therabove; and nleans fol' in1parting reciprocatory Inotion to the ran1s and to the spill plates, With reciprocation of the latter out- 0f-phase With recipr0cation of the forlner the lastn1entioned Ineans including a' p0Wer-0per ated shaf and a driving connection therefrom to the ran1s and to the spill p]2ttes, Said driving con nection including1inkage producing out0f-phase 8 movement of one spi11 plate with respect to an- 0ther 6. In a Stoker, 3 ram box adapted to receive fue1; a plura1ity of rans disposed in Sideby-Side relation in the ranl box for longitudina1 reciprocatory novenlent therein to feed fuel rearvvardl therefron1; a plurality of spill plates dispose rearward1y of the ralS and adapted to have fue pushed rearwardly thereover by said Ia; 1s, Said spill plates having tranSverSely-extending rear discharge edges from which fue1 is adapted to be gravitationally discharged-; a fuel' iInpeller p0Sitioned beneath he rear discharge edges of the spi11 plates for rotation about al horizontal transverselyextending axis and adapted to ilnpel fuel rearvvardly as it is gravitationa11y discharged from the spill plates thereabove; and nleans for in1- parting recipr0catory Inotion to the raTns and to the spi11 plates, With recipr0cation of the latter out-0fphase vvith reciprocation of the for!ner, the lastn1entioned nleans including a power- 0 erated shaft and a' driving connection therefron1 to the spill plates, Said driving connection including Stevenson linkage for varying both the length and 10cation of the travel of said spill plates.

DONALD J. 1`/IOSSART BEEEBENOES OITED :|;'he fo110Wi g references are of Tecord in the me of t1 S pabent:

TNITED STATES PT'ENTs Number Tane )a'te 689,740 1`/Ic(lave ec. 24 1901 992,686 Parson May 16 1911 1 553 997 Foresman Sept 15 1925 2,oo4,363 Beers June ll, 1935 2,027,4 I raeft Jan. 1 1936 2,163,825 Bros June 27 1939 2 l85,686 Bower Jan 2 190 2 328 4G Irzenciessa et al` Aug. 31 193 2 370 936 Chaplnan Mar. 6 195 certicate of correction Patent No. 2 4:87 464 November 8 1949 DONALD J MOSSHART It is hereby certied that errol' a erS in the prilited specicti0n of the above numbered tent re uirin correcti011 as follows:

&nd tht the said Ietters 1 8tent sh011ld be read with this correction therei!1 tht the sme m8y conform to the record of the c9se in the l tent Oce.

Si ned and sealed this 28th d of Februar A D. 1950.

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